Archives For: HUD
HUD: FHA INFO #20-84: 2020 Report to Congress
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its Annual Report to Congress on the financial status of the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund for fiscal year 2020.
13 Nov 2020
HUD: FHA INFO #20-83: Proposed Private Flood Insurance Rule
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it posted a proposed private flood insurance rule on the FHA Single Family Housing Drafting Table.
10 Nov 2020
FHA’s Response to a National Health Crisis
DS News published an article outlining the NPPC 2020 keynote address of HUD Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Dror Oppenheimer.
10 Nov 2020
HUD: FHA INFO #20-79: CWCOT Webinar – New Date for Second Session
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a second date to participate in its Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) webinar.
28 Oct 2020
HUD: FHA INFO #20-73: Temporary Policy to Waive Requirements for “Interior” Photographs in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a temporary policy waiver to its Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 requirements that suspends the standard inspection requirement for “interior” photographs of property in designated Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas.
6 Oct 2020
HUD: FHA INFO #20-71: FHA Catalyst: Claims Module Now Includes Reacquisition Claims Submission Functionality
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a release announcing a new submission method through FHA Catalyst for reacquisition claims by mortgagees.
28 Sep 2020
HUD: FHA INFO #20-68: Pre-Recorded Servicing and Loss Mitigation Webinar
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the pre-recorded Servicing and Loss Mitigation for FHA-Insured Mortgages in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas webinar has been posted on the Single Family Housing Archived Webinars page, and is now available for viewing.
18 Sep 2020
HUD: Disaster Assistance for Victims of Oregon Wildfires
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced federal disaster assistance for the State of Oregon to provide support to homeowners and low-income renters displaced from their homes in areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds.
17 Sep 2020
HUD: FHA INFO #20-67: HERMIT System Update
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced updates to the Home Equity Reverse Mortgage Information Technology (HERMIT) system’s file format and layout.
16 Sep 2020
FHA INFO #20-66: HERMIT System Submissions for COVID-19 Related Extensions
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced software updates to the Home Equity Reverse Mortgage Information Technology (HERMIT) system, which allows servicers to submit extensions related to the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages. The extension of the foreclosure and eviction moratorium were published in Mortgagee Letter 2020-27.
10 Sep 2020